Dissent Tolerance Quotes

By no means do I anticipate screening those who come on to campus... And I have no difficulty if a bishop across the country or some local pastor may say that's not Catholic teaching - that's fine.

When people lose faith in the idea, you have to let them go, because they start to undermine it for everyone else.

I hope I can tell you what happened in Europe and support you in your fight to preserve freedom for your children and your grandchildren, and tell them what I believe the Islamic threat is, and to discuss it with anybody - also people who don't agree with me. This is democracy. This is civil society. We should cherish that.

Some may want to shout on the street, but we should tolerate those who hide in their rooms and use literature to voice their opinions.

Acceptance by government of a dissident press is a measure of the maturity of a nation.

Let them march all they want, as long as they continue to pay their taxes.

I don't believe that expressing your opinion, regardless of who is there, is being rude. And it's a shame that we've reached a level in our country where we think that you don't have the right to put your opinion out there.